I’m about to start a new job working in an arcade and diner and want to wear some earplugs for when I’m working in the noisiest parts on-site, partly to protect my hearing but also to make it easier to hear customers and colleagues over the noise.
Do you guys have any recommendations for brands or particular earplugs types that would be good for this purpose?
You’ll likely want ones that reduce SPL, not just foam that squeezes in your ears, you won’t be able to hear anything.
https://noisyworld.org/earplugs-for-noise-sensitivity-sensory-overload/
It’s not like the foam ones eliminate all sounds. I work in a noisy environment and can hear people perfectly fine with earplugs in. They just reduce all sound and your brain kind of compensates.